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"The glory of a good tale is that it is limitless and fluid; a good tale belongs to each reader in its own particular way." »Steven King, The Stand
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"The man who comes with a tale about others has himself an ax to grind." »Chinese Proverb
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"Stan Bad guy can't win. It's a morality tale. One way or the other - he's gotta go down." »Swordfish
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"As is a tale, so is life not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters." »Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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"An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told." »William Shakespeare
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"Life is not what one lived, but rather what one remembers, and how it is remembered to tell the tale." »Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Vivir para contarla (Living to tell the tale)
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"This fairy tale we're living is real inside our hearts." »Atlantic Starr
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"Everyman's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers." »Hans Christian Anderson
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"Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man." »William Shakespeare
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"Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man." »William Shakespeare, "King John", Act 3 scene 4
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"For aught that I could ever read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth." »William Shakespeare
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"Life is a tale told by an idiot -- full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." »William Shakespeare
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"I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale." »Marie Curie
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"Peter Who am I You sure you want to know The story of my life is not for the faint of heart. If somebody said it was a happy little tale... if somebody told you I was just your average ordinary guy, not a care in the world... somebody lied." »Spider-Man
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"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying Nothing." »William Shakespeare
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"Life is but a walking Shadow, a poor Player That struts and frets his Hour upon the Stage, And then is heard no more; It is a tall tale, Told by an Idiot, full of Sound and Fury, Signifying nothing."" »William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act V, Scene V (MacBeth)
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"Never trust the artist. Trust the tale." »D. H. Lawrence, Studies in Classic American Literature
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"Knowledge is not a series of self-consistent theories that converges toward an ideal view; it is rather an ever increasing ocean of mutually incompatible (and perhaps even incommensurable) alternatives, each single theory, each fairy tale, each myth that is part of the collection forcing the others into greater articulation and all of them contributing, via this process of competition, to the development of our consciousness." »Paul Feyerabend
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"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing." »William Shakespeare
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"Hitchhiker No No, no, not 6 I said 7. Nobody's comin' up with 6. Who works out in 6 minutes You won't even get your heart goin, not even a mouse on a wheel. Ted That -- good point. Hitchhiker 7's the key number here. Think about it. 7-Elevens. 7 doors. 7, man, that's the number. 7 chipmunks twirlin' on a branch, eatin' lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch. You know that old children's tale from the sea. It's like you're dreamin' about Gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly Brie time, baby. Step into my office. Ted Why Hitchhiker 'Cause you're fired" »There's Something About Mary
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